The infrastructure manager Banedanmark has received approval from the Danish government to sign contracts for the upgrading of the 83km Ringsted – Nykøbing (Falster) line, which will link Copenhagen with the Fehmarn Belt tunnel between Denmark and Germany.
The first DKr 7.5bn (USD 1.1 billion) stage of the project is due to be completed by 2021 and involves track-doubling between Vordingborg and Nykøbing, including the construction of a second single track bridge across the Masnedsund south of Vordingborg (pictured). The line will be resignalled as part of the Danish national ERTMS pogramme and track will be upgraded for 200km/h operation.
Electrification will be completed by 2024 as part of the national electrification plan and when sufficient new electric trains are available.
The final part of the project, which will cost a further DKr 2bn (USD 302 million), involves track doubling and electrification on the section between Nykøbing and the northern portal of the Fehmarn tunnel near Rødby.
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